Outcome Health’s Desai reaches settlement with DOJ, SEC

Ashik Desai, the former chief growth officer of point-of-care advertising firm Outcome Health, settled the charges against him brought in Federal court by the Securities and Exchange Commission. The filing was on 4 February. Monetary relief and/or penalties against him will be disclosed at a later date.

Remaining are the senior executives who have all entered pleas of ‘not guilty’: founders Rishi Shah and Shradha Agarwal, both of Chicago, and Brad Purdy, their former COO and CFO, all in their 30s. All of them blame Mr. Desai, who is presently 26 and started at Outcome Health as an intern. Pass the popcorn for a dramatic tale of complex and multi-layered fraud, likely in the spring.Becker’s Health IT and CIO Report, Chicago Tribune Also TTA 17 Dec and 3 Dec

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